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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
January 21, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by February 26, 2016
will be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y,
Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0116.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) makes mortgage
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loans and loan guarantees to electric
systems to provide and improve electric
service in rural areas pursuant to the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) (RE Act).
This information collection requirement
stems from passage of Public Law 104–
127, which amended section 331(b) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.,)
to extend to the RUS’ loans and loan
guarantees the Secretary authority to
compromise, adjust, reduce, or chargeoff debts or claims owed to the
government (collectively, debt
settlement) with respect to loans made
or guaranteed by RUS. Only those
electric borrowers that are unable to
fully repay their debts to the
government and who apply to RUS for
relief will be affected by this collection
of information. The information
collected will be similar to that which
any prudent lender would need to
determine whether debt settlement is
required and the amount of relief that is
needed.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS will collect information to
determine the need for debt settlement;
the amount of debt the borrower can
repay; the future scheduling of debt
repayment; and, the range of
opportunities for enhancing the amount
of debt that can be recovered.
Description of Respondents: Non-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1721, Extensions of
Payments of Principal and Interest.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0123.
Summary of Collection: The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) electric program
provides loans and loan guarantees to
borrowers at interest rates and on terms
that are more favorable than those
generally available from the private
sector. Procedures and conditions
which borrowers may request
extensions of the payment of principal
and interest are authorized, as amended,
in section 12 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936, and section 236 of the
‘‘Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Public Law
91–606), as amended by the Department
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
1994 (Public Law 103–354). As a result
of obtaining federal financing, RUS
borrowers receive economic benefits
that exceed any direct economic costs
associated with complying with (RUS)
regulations and requirements.
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Need and Use of the Information: The
collection of information occurs only
when the borrower requests an
extension of principal and interest.
Eligible purposes include financial
hardship, energy resource conservation
loans, renewable energy project, and
contributions-in-aid of construction.
These procedures are codified at 7 CFR
part 1721, subpart B. The collections are
made to provide needed benefits to
borrowers while also maintaining the
integrity of RUS loans and their
repayment of taxpayer’s monies.
Description of Respondents: Not forprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 29.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 296.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural
Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0130.
Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural
Broadband Access, of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
(RE Act), provides loans and loan
guarantees to fund the cost of
construction, improvement, or
acquisition of facilities and equipment
for the provision of broadband service
in eligible rural communities in State
and territories of the United States. The
regulation prescribes the types of loans
available, facilities financed and eligible
applicants, as well as minimum credit
support requirements considered for a
loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act
requires that Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) make or guarantee a loan only if
there is reasonable assurance that the
loan, together with all outstanding loans
and obligations of the borrower, will be
repaid in full within the time agreed.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information in the program application
guide—RUS Bulletin 1738–1 provides
applicants with needed information,
definitions and details for completing
and submitting an application.
Information will be used to determine
an applicant’s eligibility, availability of
broadband service for priority
consideration, technical and economic
feasibility of the proposed project (that
the funds requested are adequate to
complete the project taking into
consideration any additional funding
provided by the applicant and that the
loan can be repaid within the allowable
time frame), and the applicant complies
with statutory, regulatory and
administrative eligibility requirements
for loan assistance.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
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Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,095.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: International Trade
Administration.
Title: Foreign-Trade Zone
Applications.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0139.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Number of Respondents: 248.
Average Hours per Response: New
Zone Application, 131 hours; Subzone
Application, 4.5 hours; Reorganization/
Expansion Application, 99 hours;
Production Notification, 5.5 hours;
Production Application, 34 hours;
Minor Boundary Modifications, 3.5
hours; Waivers, 9 hours.
Burden Hours: 3,128.
Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade
Zone Application is the vehicle by
which individual firms or organizations
apply for foreign-trade zone (FTZ)
status, for subzone status, production
authority, or for expansion/
reorganization of an existing zone. The
FTZ Act and Regulations require that an
application with a description of the
proposed project be made to the FTZ
Board (19 U.S.C. 81b and 81f; 15 CFR
400.24–26) before a license can be
issued or a zone can be expanded. The
Act and Regulations require that
applications contain detailed
information on facilities, financing,
operational plans, proposed production
operations, need, and economic impact.
Production activity in zones or
subzones, can involve issues related to
domestic industry and trade policy
impact. Such applications must include
specific information on the customs
tariff-related savings that result from
zone procedures and the economic
consequences of permitting such
savings. The FTZ Board needs complete
and accurate information on the
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proposed operation and its economic
effects because the Act and Regulations
authorize the Board to restrict or
prohibit operations that are detrimental
to the public interest.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
governments or not-for-profit
institutions that are FTZ grantees, as
well as private companies.
Frequency: As necessary to receive
FTZ benefits.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Reviews; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
is initiating new shipper reviews of the
antidumping duty order on multilayered
wood flooring from the People’s
Republic of China for Jiangsu Keri Wood
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Keri Wood’’) and Zhejiang
Simite Wooden Co., Ltd. (‘‘Simite
Wooden’’). The period of review
(‘‘POR’’) is December 1, 2014, through
November 30, 2015.
DATES: Effective Date: January 27, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–
482–5831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published the AD order
on multilayered wood flooring from the
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PRC on December 8, 2011.1 On
December 31, 2015, the Department
received timely new shipper review
requests from Keri Wood and Simite
Wooden, respectively, in accordance
with section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),
and 19 CFR 351.214(c).2
In their submissions, Keri Wood and
Simite Wooden stated that they are both
the producers and exporters of the
subject merchandise upon which their
respective review requests were based.3
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),
Keri Wood and Simite Wooden certified
that they did not export multilayered
wood flooring to the United States
during the period of investigation
(‘‘POI’’).4 In addition, pursuant to
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Keri Wood
and Simite Wooden certified that, since
the initiation of the investigation, they
have never been affiliated with any
producer or exporter that exported
multilayered wood flooring to the
United States during the POI, including
those not individually examined during
the investigation.5 As required by 19
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Keri Wood
and Simite Wooden also certified that
their export activities were not
controlled by the central government of
the PRC.6
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Keri Wood and Simite
Wooden submitted documentation
establishing the following: (1) The date
on which each company first shipped
multilayered wood flooring for export to
the United States and the date on which
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
8, 2011) (‘‘Order’’), as amended Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012).
2 See Letter from Keri Wood to the Secretary of
Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: New Shipper Review,’’
dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Keri Wood Initiation
Request’’); see also Simite Wooden to the Secretary
of Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People’s Republic of China; A–570–970;
Request for Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review,’’ dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Simite
Wooden Initiation Request’’).
3 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and
Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation
Request at 1–2.
4 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and
Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation
Request at 2 and Exhibit Req-3.
5 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2;
see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 2–3
and Exhibit Req-3.
6 See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2;
see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 3 and
Exhibit Req-3.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utility Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 21, 2016.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1)
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by February
26, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y, Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric
Borrowers.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0116.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) makes
mortgage loans and loan guarantees to electric systems to provide and
improve electric service in rural areas pursuant to the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) (RE
Act). This information collection requirement stems from passage of
Public Law 104-127, which amended section 331(b) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.,) to extend to
the RUS' loans and loan guarantees the Secretary authority to
compromise, adjust, reduce, or charge-off debts or claims owed to the
government (collectively, debt settlement) with respect to loans made
or guaranteed by RUS. Only those electric borrowers that are unable to
fully repay their debts to the government and who apply to RUS for
relief will be affected by this collection of information. The
information collected will be similar to that which any prudent lender
would need to determine whether debt settlement is required and the
amount of relief that is needed.
Need and Use of the Information: RUS will collect information to
determine the need for debt settlement; the amount of debt the borrower
can repay; the future scheduling of debt repayment; and, the range of
opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered.
Description of Respondents: Non-for-profit institutions; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1721, Extensions of Payments of Principal and
Interest.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0123.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) electric
program provides loans and loan guarantees to borrowers at interest
rates and on terms that are more favorable than those generally
available from the private sector. Procedures and conditions which
borrowers may request extensions of the payment of principal and
interest are authorized, as amended, in section 12 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, and section 236 of the ``Disaster Relief
Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-606), as amended by the Department of
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-354). As a
result of obtaining federal financing, RUS borrowers receive economic
benefits that exceed any direct economic costs associated with
complying with (RUS) regulations and requirements.
Need and Use of the Information: The collection of information
occurs only when the borrower requests an extension of principal and
interest. Eligible purposes include financial hardship, energy resource
conservation loans, renewable energy project, and contributions-in-aid
of construction. These procedures are codified at 7 CFR part 1721,
subpart B. The collections are made to provide needed benefits to
borrowers while also maintaining the integrity of RUS loans and their
repayment of taxpayer's monies.
Description of Respondents: Not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 29.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 296.
Rural Utilities Service
Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee.
OMB Control Number: 0572-0130.
Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural Broadband Access, of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (RE Act), provides loans
and loan guarantees to fund the cost of construction, improvement, or
acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband
service in eligible rural communities in State and territories of the
United States. The regulation prescribes the types of loans available,
facilities financed and eligible applicants, as well as minimum credit
support requirements considered for a loan. In addition, Title VI of
the RE Act requires that Rural Utilities Service (RUS) make or
guarantee a loan only if there is reasonable assurance that the loan,
together with all outstanding loans and obligations of the borrower,
will be repaid in full within the time agreed.
Need and Use of the Information: The information in the program
application guide--RUS Bulletin 1738-1 provides applicants with needed
information, definitions and details for completing and submitting an
application. Information will be used to determine an applicant's
eligibility, availability of broadband service for priority
consideration, technical and economic feasibility of the proposed
project (that the funds requested are adequate to complete the project
taking into consideration any additional funding provided by the
applicant and that the loan can be repaid within the allowable time
frame), and the applicant complies with statutory, regulatory and
administrative eligibility requirements for loan assistance.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions.
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Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,095.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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